West Orchard (St. Luke)

St Luke's Church, West Orchard, Dorset

Mostly rebuilt by T. H. Wyatt in 1876-77, although parts of the 15th century chancel remain. The church is modestly sized with a bell-cote containing two bells. Both are fifteenth century and are (probably) from a Salisbury foundry (Dalton, vol. III, p. 759).

Sources:

• John Hutchins, The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by William Shipp and James Whitworth Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1861-1873.
• John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 446.
• Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 4, North Dorset. London: HMSO, 1972, p. 115.

Bells:

2, in bell-cote.

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 3 December 2014.